Posted by Commander Stark Nightstalker (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Kingston’s Quarters- Answers Come in All Forms

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Janna Kingston (Counsellor) in Kingston’s Quarters- Answers Come in All Forms

Posted by Commander Orvos Legen (Executive Officer) in Kingston’s Quarters- Answers Come in All Forms

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At that Kingston smirked, just a tiny bit. The thought had crossed her mind too.

This time Orvos stood. “What brings you this way Mr. Nightstalker? If you don’t mind my asking, that is.” It was a bit odd for him to show up just as they had considered getting him in on the loop, though he wouldn’t likely be surprised by any answer Stark gave.

-Lt. Commander Orvos Legen, CE

Stark uncharacteristically looked slightly disconcerted by the question. “My first instinct is to lie, but considering the circumstances I’m not going to this time. Recent events have shown that individuals aboard the Athena are in danger from outside forces who have an annoying ability to evade my detection systems. I therefore planted devices in certain peoples quarters to registered elevated heart rate etc that could signify they were in danger…” he actually managed to look sheepish for a brief second, “Obviously they need further calibration to avoid being triggered by… other things”.

Stark Nightstalker CIO

Orvos stood frozen for a moment as he considered what Stark said. He looked down for a brief moment and then back up, realizing his minute mistake before straightening his uniform and coming out of it. “Well, I suppose since you’re here…” he said trailing off looking to Janna for her input.

-Lt. Commander Orvos Legen, CE

Stark flinched slightly, a sign that he had noticed the faux pas.

Janna, for reasons unbeknownst to her in this moment, was amused. Highly, highly amused. And thus she starting laughing. A lot.

Tears running down her face, still sitting on her couch, she shook her head and fell back into the soft cushions. “Ahhh, Stark, you should have warned me when I first came aboard. I think your wish for me to not just be a replacement has been realized, but boy did I not see this coming.” She laughed more.

“I must admit to being relieved that you’re seeing the funny side Janna. My heart was in the right place and it’s so much easier asking for forgiveness rather than permission”.

Gathering herself together, Janna shook her head again, letting her gaze settle on Orvos for a moment before shifting to Nightstalker. “So, you remember our little jaunt to the Nexus care of Kivon? Remember the ball, crystal… thing I wielded to contain him? Yeah, about that…”

Intent black eyes waited for her to continue.

Janna finally rose, pacing, tension threaded throughout her body. But her pacing wasn’t going to fix the situation and so, with a sigh, she stopped near Stark, her green eyes (so alike her predecessor’s) afire. “We don’t quite understand how, or the extent, but I seem to have been… imbued with an intuition, knowing, whatever you want to call it. Not quite empathy, but not unlike it either. I’m already very good at reading people. My job demands it. But I’ve noticed that I am aware of more lately. And then when I touched Orvos, it was like waking up from a dream.”

~Janna Kingston, CNS

Stark desperately fought down the urge to twist that last statement and manfully wrestled it back into his subconscious with a mental slap. “So what you’re saying is that the effect of this thing is also tied to Orvos in some way?”

Stark Nightstalker CIO

Janna shrugged. “Inasmuch as the Nexus is. I don’t pretend to understand it myself, but”-she shot a glance Orvos’ way-“my guess would be that since he’s experienced the Nexus before, and now so have I and yourself, that a part of us recognizes that. For me, the thing channelled all that energy. I suppose we could say it’s left a residue behind.” She blew out a breath. “Who knows.”

~Janna Kingston, CNS